Friesan Fire
Friesan Fire | |
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![]() Friesan Fire at 2011 Salvator Mile Stakes. | |
Sire | A.P. Indy |
Grandsire | Seattle Slew |
Dam | Bollinger |
Damsire | Dehere |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2006 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Grapestock LLC |
Owner | Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm |
Trainer | J. Larry Jones |
Record | 16: 5-1-3 |
Earnings | US$ 676,506 (ongoing) |
Major wins | |
Lecomte Stakes (2009) Risen Star Stakes (2009) Louisiana Derby (2009) Louisiana Handicap (2010) |
Friesan Fire (foaled April 30, 2006, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 1992 American Horse of the Year, A.P. Indy, a son of the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew. His dam, Bollinger, is an Australian Group One winner and a daughter of 1993 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Dehere. Bred by Grapestock LLC, he was sold for $725,000 at the Keeneland yearling sale in September 2007.
Owned and raced by Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm, Friesan Fire is trained by J. Larry Jones, who trained Eight Belles, the 2008 Kentucky Derby second-place finisher. The colt's best result racing as a two-year-old was a third-place finish in the 2008 Belmont Futurity Stakes. However, after winning three important Graded stakes races including the Louisiana Derby, he became a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, and was the favorite on Derby Day at 7:2 after I Want Revenge scratched. He finished 18th.
On January 23, 2010, Fresian Fire, racing in blinkers, he took the Louisiana Handicap wire to wire, beating General Quarters, a horse also on the 2009 Derby trail. He was fourth in the Texas Mile Stakes in 2011.[1]
Stud career
Friesan Fire's descendants include:
c = colt, f = filly
Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
2013 | Morning Fire | c | Pasco Stakes, Spectacular Bid Stakes |
2014 | Army Mule | c | Carter Handicap |
2016 | Call Paul | c | Swale Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes |
References
- ^ "Friesan Fire". Equibase Company. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- Friesan Fire's pedigree and partial racing stats
- Friesan Fire at The Bloodhorse.com Stallion Register online